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...ars, until the University’s reorganisation in 1708, when another Regent, [[William Scott "primus" (1672-1735)]] was appointed to the new new Chair of Greek an ...Law (d. 1741)]], son of former Regent and Professor of Moral Philosophy [[William Law (d. 1729)]]. [[Robert Hunter (c1703-1779)]] then shared the Chair with

...at the [[University of Edinburgh]], succeeding [[Sir William Moir Calder (1881-1960)]] in a post he held until he retired in 1981. He was elected to the Royal ...ity [[Library Committee]] and was even thought to be heading to succeeed [[Sir Edward Victor Appleton (1892-1965)]] as Principal at one point. He also se